By ParaMhor
“Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – M. Proust
Had a lovely time this weekend working slowly through the nominations. Shortlist was approaching 50 and so I hope the lists below do some justice to your efforts.
Thanks to all who nominated. In particular, Nicko and Banazir Galbasi, who sent me down some fascinating rabbit holes, with some beautiful music that I would never have found without their guidance. Inevitably, drawn back to the songs of our parents and grandparents for the playlists, but hopefully something in there for all to enjoy.
Am so very happy that this amazing bar is still here after more than 10 years, due in no small part to the efforts of our fabby Landlord (who makes both lists this week) and to Marco and his helpers. Comfort is needed in these times.
Hope to see you all on Thursday, Armageddon permitting.
The Efflorescence A-List:
Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings – Acony Bell (tincanman)
Nat King Cole – A Blossom Fell (SweetHomeAlabama)
Blossom Dearie - Winchester In Apple Blossom Time (pejepeine)
Air – Cherry Blossom Girl (severin)
Ada Lea – Moon Blossom (Song Bar Landlord)
Giao Linh – Ước Nguyện Đầu Xuân (Hoàng Trang) (Nicko)
Guy Mitchell & Rosemary Clooney – You’re Just In Love (Naguchi)
Laura Veirs – Raven Marching Band (Uncleben)
The White Stripes – Apple Blossom (ShivSidecar)
Nirvana – In Bloom (Uncleben)
The Nomads – Where The Wolfbane Blooms (Nicko)
Duke Ellington – Lotus Blossom (Banazir Galbasi)
Ayuo, Kazue Sawai, Peter Hammill, Guy Evans, Sarah J. Morris, J. Warren – A Song To Fallen Blossoms (TatankaYotanka)
Blossomy B-List:
Lily Laskine and Jean Pierre Rampal - Sakura Sakura (Banazir Galbasi)
Lana Del Rey – Cherry Blossom (Naguchi)
Jens Lekman – The Linden Trees Are Still in Blossom (Uncleben)
Emmylou Harris – Wildwood Flower (Naguchi)
Tony Rice – Blackberry Blossom (magicman)
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Blossom (Fred Erickson)
The Big Moon – Summer Still Comes (Happyclapper)
Einstürzende Neubauten – Blume (Nicko)
Zhou Xuan – Blossoms Under The Moon (Tarquin Spodd)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Orange Blossom Special (Banazir Galbasi)
Yoshida Brothers – Cherry Blossoms in Winter (Tarquin Spodd)
Taipei Chamber Singers – When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd (Banazir Galbasi)
LYR – Folk Song (inspired by blossom) (Song Bar Landlord)
Apple blossom
Guru’s Wildflower Picks:
A Good Year For The Roses – Elvis Costello
From a record that introduced this callow youth to George Jones, Gram and a whole bunch of other greats.
Roses From The South – Johann Strauss II
These playlists were inspired by readers' song nominations in response to last week's topic: Enjoy while it lasts: songs about blossoms. The next topic will launch on Thursday after 1pm UK time.
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